Services & Policies
Services
The primary clientele served by the Information Commons are the students, staff, and faculty of the Asbury Theological Seminary. To contact the Information Commons by telephone, call toll free 866.454.2733 or by info_commons@asburyseminary.edu
- Circulation: Patrons with current accounts may borrow materials from the Information Commons. Others may apply for borrowing privileges, by coming to the Information Commons desk for assistance. Current borrowers can check the status of their accounts through the library catalog.
- Library Loan: Only ATS students, staff, and faculty may request materials from other libraries through Library Loan. Generally, books and articles from journals that are not held by the ATS may be requested through the Library Loan system.
- Information Commons Equipment: Only ATS students and staff may request Information Commons Equipment materials. Generally, digital cameras, video cameras, headphones, etc., held by the Information Commons may be requested for 24-hour check-out.
- Computer Workstations: ATS students, staff and faculty are issued a user account to log into the computer workstations for access to curriculum-related software, research materials, local digital resources, email, and web-based programs. The Information Commons does provide six (6) Quick-Stop stations for all users to access to research materials, local digital resources, email, and web-based programs.
Policies
The following services and policies are PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing.
- Brochure (PDF Document) [174 KB]
- Florida Information Commons (PDF Document) [17 KB]
- Kentucky Information Commons (PDF Document) [19 KB]
- Copyright Policy (PDF Document) [189 KB]
- Collection Development (PDF Document) [46 KB]
- Advanced Research Policy (PDF Document) [11 KB]
- Reciprocal Lending Agreements (PDF Document) [11 KB]
- Information Commons/Library Instruction (PDF Document) [12 KB]